Described is a driven wheelchair (100, 200) comprising a set of wheels (110) and a frame (120), wherein the wheels (110) support the frame (120) such that in use, the frame (120) is tiltable, wherein the wheelchair (100, 200) is arranged to actively balance the frame (120), wherein a seat (130) is mounted on the frame (120), wherein the wheelchair (100, 200) is operable to be driven by unbalancing the frame (120) while sitting on the seat (130), characterized by the seat (130) and the frame (120) being mutually movably connected, the seat (130) being displaceable with respect to the frame (120) along a substantially horizontally oriented path (190), wherein a spring (180) is provided in between the seat (130) and the frame (120) for counteracting a displacement of the seat (130) along said path (190) and for displacing the seat (130) back from a displaced position to a starting position.
